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Abbreviations CGP Clean Government Party (Kōmeitō) (New Kōmeitō from 1998) DPJ Democratic Party of Japan (Minshutō) EU European Union HC House of Councilors (also called Upper House) HR House of Representatives (also called Lower House) JCP Japan Communist Party (Nihon Kiyōsantō) JEDS Japanese Election and Democracy Study 2000 JSP Japan Socialist Party (Nihon Shakaitō) LDP Liberal Democratic Party (Jiyū Minshutō) MEXT Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology NET Citizens’ Network Parties (such as Kanagawa NET) SCAP Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers SDP Social Democratic Party (formerly the JSP) (Shakai Minshutō) UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...

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